Monday Back to work. Kirk and I did some Christmas shopping after dinner. We will be done shopping for everyone but our kids by this Saturday. We are taking the gifts for the Indiana/Illinois family with us on Wednesday when we go to Chicago for Thanksgiving, and hopefully will mail the St. Louis gifts before … Read More

Math Analysis – Study Group 

You’ve heard of “breakfast club”? This is “supper club”…..Danae’s math study group. 

The weekend Friday afternoon I went to the Cities with two friends to a Vintage Boutique that one of my friends former classmates owns. It was very interesting and neat. They were having an open house so as we sipped wine, we looked at (and tried on) some amazing clothing from the 1930’s, ’40’s and … Read More

I can’t help it…..Friday…the big snow….then Christmas shopping on Saturday and Sunday…I’m in the mood for Christmas already! 

SNOW ! A whoppin’ nine inches of snow blanketed Rochester this morning! But it didn’t stop Gabby from “squirrel patrol!

Congratulations Lani & Jeremy on the birth of Natalie Mae!  

The view out our front window one early morning. 

Happy Fall! How can it be the second week of November already? As you will see below, we had a fun Halloween- Danae invited several friends over and they all came in costume….it is so fun to have the teens around! There were definitely some creative costumes.Last weekend Kirk, Nate, Danae and I drove to … Read More

The birthday girl…..Mom on her 70th birthday…with her husband, Tom.